McGuire noted that Commissioner Donovan had submitted his resignation
and that City Council would be moving forward to fill the vacancy.He also noted that Chuck Martin and Sid Allen
had been appointed to the Commission and would assume their seats in July.

Minutes

Motion by Lengerman,
seconded by Dauer to receive the minutes of the meeting of May 3, 2005.Motion carried 8 –
0.

Call to Audience

Chairperson Peck issued a call to the audience for items not
on the agenda.There was no response.

Rate for City Stage Use in Midland County outside of City

As a follow-up to action taken at the meeting of May 3rd
in which the Commission approved providing the City stage unit for events in
Midland County outside of the City, McGuire presented a staff recommendation
that the initial rate be set at two times the City rate until such time as
experience is gained and actual costs ascertained.The rates would be $100.00 for non-profit
groups and $400.00 for profit making groups.The insurance requirements would remain the same.

Motion by Dauer, seconded by Rothhaar
to recommend to City Council that the rental rates for the City’s portable
stage for events in Midland County but outside the City of Midland be established at $100.00 per rental for non-profit groups
and $400.00 for profit making groups.Motion carried 8 – 0.

Cemetery Plat

McGuire noted that the HillcrestGardens section of the MidlandCemetery was established as a flush
marker section in 1986.A significant
number of grave spaces remain available at this time and it does not appear
that the land adjacent to HillcrestGardens
will be needed for a flush marker section.There is a need for an additional soldier section and staff is proposing
a new soldier section and a buffer section for upright stones, known as
Hillcrest serving as a buffer between the garden and soldiers section.

Motion by Robert, seconded by Dauer to
accept the plat of the Soldier Section and the Hillcrest sections of the MidlandCemetery as
proposed by staff.Motion
carried.

DogPark

In accord with the recently adopted Master Plan, staff has
been exploring the concept of a DogPark
within the City.Staff
has met with a group of interested people and have considered sites at
Barstow Woods, ChippewasseePark and the CityForest.After significant review, staff is
recommending that planning go forward on a proposal to construct a DogPark on the westerly end of ChippewasseePark.At this point staff is seeking conceptual
approval from the Commission and if it is given will present a plan at the July
meeting.

There was significant discussion among commissioners
regarding waste clean-up, accessibility, liability etc.There was general agreement that an area away
from a neighborhood is best.

Motion by Lengerman,
seconded by Kasprzyk to grant conceptual approval of
a DogPark at the west end of ChippewasseePark and to authorize staff to develop a plan for such a park.Motion carried 8 – 0.

Recommendation to Rezone Property at the New Civic Arena

McGuire informed the Commission that the property on which
the Civic Arena is being built is zoned for agricultural use.Under the Zoning Ordinance which was in
effect at the time construction began, a public recreational facility was a
permitted use.Under the new Zoning
Ordinance, it is not a permitted use so it will now be a permitted
non-conforming use.As the facility is
new and the area surrounding it begins to grow, it

appears appropriate to appropriately zone the property.Residential Commercial is identified in the
Master Plan for this area and seems to offer the most flexibility in terms of
auxiliary uses, signage and long term use.Staff is recommending that the process to rezone the property to
Regional Commercial be commenced.

Motion by Dauer, seconded by Rothhaar
to recommend to City Council that they begin the process to rezone the property
of the new Civic Arena to Regional Commercial.Motion carried 8 – 0.

Golf Committee

McGuire presented the names of six citizens who had shown
interest in serving on the Golf Committee.

Motion by Zimmer-Janeczko,
seconded by Rothhaar to appoint all six applicants to
the Golf Players Committee.

Old Business

McGuire recognized the service of Kim Zimmer-Janeczko and Paul Robert on the Commission and thanked them
for their service.

The Commission raised questions about playground equipment
progress and various programs.

New Business

McGuire reminded the Commission that the July meeting would
be the organizational meeting of the Commission.